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From the Politics of Urgency to the Governance of Preparedness: A Research Agenda on Urban Vulnerability.

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From the Politics of Urgency to the Governance of Preparedness: A Research Agenda on Urban Vulnerability. / Medd, Will; Marvin, Simon.
In: Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, Vol. 13, No. 2, 06.2005, p. 44-49.

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Medd, W & Marvin, S 2005, 'From the Politics of Urgency to the Governance of Preparedness: A Research Agenda on Urban Vulnerability.', Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 44-49. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-5973.2005.00455.x

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Medd, W., & Marvin, S. (2005). From the Politics of Urgency to the Governance of Preparedness: A Research Agenda on Urban Vulnerability. Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, 13(2), 44-49. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-5973.2005.00455.x

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Medd W, Marvin S. From the Politics of Urgency to the Governance of Preparedness: A Research Agenda on Urban Vulnerability. Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management. 2005 Jun;13(2):44-49. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-5973.2005.00455.x

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Medd, Will ; Marvin, Simon. / From the Politics of Urgency to the Governance of Preparedness: A Research Agenda on Urban Vulnerability. In: Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management. 2005 ; Vol. 13, No. 2. pp. 44-49.

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